Nissan Sunny and Hyundai i10 on top

3,678 new vehicles found a buyer in Lebanon, adding up to 22,839 year-to-date.

3,678 new vehicles found a buyer in Lebanon, adding up to 22,839 year-to-date. The brands ranking is reshuffled this month: Nissan leads at 23.4% share ahead of Hyundai (18.4%), Kia (18.1%) and Toyota (17.3%), with no other manufacturer above 3%! Year-to-date, Kia is #1 at 26.5% followed by Hyundai (19.5%), Nissan (18.3%) and Toyota (12.9%). The models charts is also very volatile: while in February the Kia Picanto and Cerato topped the ranking, in June the Nissan Sunny is sovereign with 484 sales and 13.2% share, ahead of the Hyundai i10 at 255 units and 6.9% and the Toyota Corolla with 247 sales and 6.7%.

The Kia Picanto is kicked down to #4 but remains #1 year-to-date at 1,942 units and 8.5%, while the Cerato is down to #9 but #3 year-to-date at 6.8% below the Nissan Sunny at 7.6%. The Hyundai Accent rounds up the Top 5, followed by the Nissan Micra, Kia Rio and Sportage. The Toyota Avanza ranks 14th, its highest ranking in the region by far, the Toyota RAV4 is up to #15 vs. #29 YTD, the Chevrolet Spark is #17, Jeep Grand Cherokee #19 and the Hyundai Veloster delivers a fantastic 17th place year-to-date.